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WTF Fun Fact 13574 – Katalin Karikó

Katalin Karikó was demoted by Penn before winning a Nobel Prize for her mRNA research. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13574 – Katalin Karikó appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 13377 – Tu Youyou and the Nobel Prize

Chinese scientist Tu Youyou played a major role in malaria research. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13377 – Tu Youyou and the Nobel Prize appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Upon finding out he won the Nobel…

Upon finding out he won the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work on irrational decision-making, American economist Richard Thaler said he would spend the prize money as “irrationally as possible.” The post Upon finding out he won the Nobel… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source